When Vasey's friend Hi-C arrives in the city and becomes involved with a gang, Vasey's friends team up to try and teach Hi-C that life on the streets isn't as cool as he thinks it is.
When fifteen-year-old Johnny Gibbs is told that he is really a foster child, he runs off into the streets of Harlem and meets up with a gang that wants him to participate in a mugging.
During a harsh winter, Varjak Paw, a cat with great powers, leads his companions as they search for food, elude dangerous gangs, and hope to locate a hidden city where they can all be safe.
When fifteen-year-old Johnny Gibbs is told that he is really a foster child, he runs off into the streets of Harlem and meets up with a gang that wants him to participate in a mugging. Includes criticism of Wright's fiction.
As the summer progresses, Meg's feelings for the popular leader of her crowd of girls change as the group's activities become less fun and more dangerous.
Feeling threatened by a new boy who wants to join his club, Morgan, leader of the Skateboard Four, discovers the importance of being a responsible leader.
Contains essays in which the authors provide opposing opinions on issues related to gangs, debating the extent of the gang problem, the causes of gang violence, and what can be done to reduce gang activity.
During a harsh winter, Varjak Paw, a cat with great powers, leads his companions as they search for food, elude dangerous gangs, and hope to locate a hidden city where they can all be safe.
